The fire's not out yet - Cure
concert keeps crowd at Fiddler's on its feet

By Eric L. Reiner
Special to The Denver Post

June 7, 2000 - "The fire is almost out," Robert Smith of the Cure
sang late in Monday's show at Fiddler's Green.

The lyric, from a song on the Cure's new "Bloodflowers" CD, wasn't
so much a hint that the concert was nearly over as it was an
announcement to fans that Smith, now 40, is thinking of throwing
in the towel after more than 20 years as a musical icon. But
regardless of what Smith intimated about the creative flames
within him dying, he and the Cure staged a stellar concert that had
the crowd on its feet all night, starting with the standing ovation
that greeted the English band when it took the stage.

Known for dark music and darker lyrics, the band members were all
in black. Smith showed up wearing semi-ghoulish white makeup and
heavy black eyeliner, plus, of course, his trademark red lipstick and
black bird's nest hair. (The crowd was fashionable, too; many wore
leather/punkish clothes and hair dyed deep red, vampire purple,
burgundy and other colors.)

Smith didn't have to say much to get his followers to cheer -
"thank you" after a song was usually sufficient. And when he
introduced a number by saying it's "from the 'Kiss Me' album"
(referring to the 1987 album that made the Cure huge in the U.S.),
the crowd roared before Smith even had a chance to name the
tune. (It turned out to be the odd "Like Cockatoos," which
featured funky tropical-forest percussion sounds.)

Although Smith is decidedly the center of attention, other members
of the Cure deserve honorable mention. Bassist Simon Gallup moved
more than anyone else onstage, often bouncing as he played and
incessantly roaming around, while guitarist Perry Bamonte made
trippy, Pink Floyd-esque sounds on "39" and played a glitter guitar
on pop-oriented numbers like "Fascination Street." Drummer Jason
Cooper looked like he drove the band on one especially danceable,
shake-you-in-your-spot selection, but it was hard to be sure: The
Cure used plenty of effects to create their droning, hypnotic mix of
beat, rhythm and texture. In fact, keyboardist Roger O'Donnell
frequently stood several feet from his instrument (making it obvious
that he wasn't playing it), and Gallup and Bamonte occasionally
held their axes to the side, also clearly not playing, as if to fully
disclose that more music was being produced onstage than there
were musicians.

But so what if the band used backing tracks and other effects?
The Cure rocked and sounded lush, full and big while doing it.

An interesting sub-theme to the outdoor show was the change
from daylight to darkness. The sunshine at the start of the concert
didn't necessarily diminish the effectiveness of the band's
sometimes somber music, but it did wash out the strobe lights on
the show's second number. However, after night fell, a bevy of
flashing white lights aided the relentless beat of "100 Years."
Dance-club-style lighting revved up the highly rhythmic "A Forest,"
the show closer.

There was an overarching structure to the set list, by the way.

The main set began with the first two songs from the
"Bloodflowers" album and ended with the last two tracks from it,
while the encores were built around loose themes. The second
encore, for example, included numbers that Smith said "we don't
play very much," like "All Cats Are Grey" and "The Drowning Man."
And the third (and final) encore was loaded with such fast-paced,
fun tunes as "Lovesong" and "Just Like Heaven." The concert
clocked in just shy of the 3-hour mark, lasting right up to Fiddler's
10:30 p.m. curfew. Now that shows Smith still has plenty of fire.

A Cure concert is always more than just the music. It's about creating
a mood
and sharing a bond —— great swirling guitars wrestling with a great swirling
light show, with dark, brooding music that mesmerizes as singer Robert
Smith
darts in and out of the darkness. The best Cure shows, like the one at
Fiddler's
Green in 1989, are hypnotic, cathartic performance art.

And that's pretty hard to do when the sun is shining brightly on a mostly
empty
lawn in a half-full house. Last night's return to Fiddler's Green — possibly
the band's last-ever Colorado show — started at 7:30 p.m. with no opening
band,
leaving band and fans blinking in the sunlight and getting the show off
to a
sputtering start from which it never fully recovered. With about 10,000
people
looking on, The Cure gave a disappointingly flat performance for half of
the show;
the band was never ever to elevate the fans, or vice versa, despite a strong
willingness to do so on both sides.

Again, you can't underestimate the role that the logistics played. But
it was a price
Smith was willing to pay to make his three-hour vision fit into amphitheaters
this
summer, and it was a vision he didn't stray from. The songs weren't chosen
to
entertain as much as make a statement and showcase the new Bloodflowers.
The
show consisted mainly of the edgier side of The Cure, looking into the
darkness
with the new Maybe Someday and the classic cuts Fascination Street and
In
Between Days. The 40-year-old Smith's recent gloomy meditations on aging
gave
a new twist to the latter song and its opening line "Yesterday I felt so
old I felt like
I could die." He doggedly skipped the frothy hits of recent years, choosing
instead
to string together a series of like-minded songs that at time threatened
to become
monotonous. Songs that should have been trance-like — including the 11-minute
Watching Me Fall — became endurance tests.

But as mentioned, it would have been easier to look into that darkness
had
it actually been dark. The show was more than half over before the
lighting, video backgrounds and big screens were able to have an impact.

The show never came close to the terrifying brilliance of 1989's Prayer
tour — or even the more recent tours — despite Smith having turned out
some nearly as-strong material in the new album Bloodflowers. The band
seemed tired; rather than flowing, the show just lurched. But finally the
sun
went down and everything kicked into gear. By the time Prayers for Rain
was played 90 minutes into the show, it regained the fury and power that
the best Cure shows are known for.

But maybe The Cure's articulate angst has simply become commonplace.
The band's innovative use of makeup and philosophical musings were
unique in the '80s; since then, every singer with a chip on his shoulder
has
railed against the mean, mean world, diluting the genuine voices that are
out there. Marilyn Manson has turned the performance aspect into
disposable kitsch. And despite Bloodflowers, maybe Smith has picked
the right time to pack it in after all.

Our rating: C

Comments by Terry Jones

I was at the show in Englewood, Colorado on
june 5 th 2000 it was my birthday present.. I have seen them twiceand I want you to know I cried all the way
through the concert..Robert Smith Is my Idol..his performance wasgreat..I wish I could have only met him..he
touches my soul in his music..his performance was EXCELLENT, I willnever forget this show and all the wonderful
songs he did..I wish he could read this..when he performed plainsongI was screaming before he did it..Robert..I
love you..please sing Plainsong and he looked at me after doing Trustand smiled and started doing Plainsong...I
will never forget this show..much better than the wish tour!

thanks Robert for all the great years of music...you
will never be forgotten...I wish I had the chance to meet youand tell you all the wonderful things your
music has done for me..thanks so much!

Review by Brian Young

This is definitely the best Cure show I have
seen in many years. I was lucky enough to get right up against thestage, between Simon and Perry. Anita,
(previous Denver reviewer), was directly behind me, (I saw Perry give herthe nod) The band was only a few feet
away and the songs were so intense. I was so glad to finally hear
Sinkingand Faith as well as a few other rare
gems. Robert seemed to have some vocal troubles later in the show,
but hestill was able to sing his heart out.
Simon was just perfection as usual as well as Perry. During All Cats
Are Grey,Robert walked to all sides of the stage to
shake hands with those in the front. He made direct eye contact with
meand shook my hand with a smile. It's
so great that Robert and the band love their fans so much. Plainsong was
ahighlight as Roger rumbled the crowd with
the most earth-shattering bass; meanwhile, Simon and Perry stood therewith their instruments - just staring into
the crowd while Robert walked to the end the stage and just stared - smilingout at all of our sweaty faces. My heart
is still racing. If the Cure do actually call it quits, I can at
leastfeel fortunate to have seen them like this.
This was truly a great performance that I will never forget...

- Brian, huge fan since 1985.

Review by Laura Marie Boykin

What a way to end my "Dream Tour". I
have returned from Denver and I'm happy and sad at the same time . I'mhappy because I saw the best show of my life
and sad because it was my last. I feel like this is consuming mylife but what the hell-it's my life.

Anyway. I went to the show in Vegas and
was a little disappointed for several reasons (see my Vegas review).
Atthat time I thought that the Denver show was
going to be a joke because I thought there would only be a few fansthere and the energy of the crowd would be
low. Boy was I wrong.

My friend Katherine and I headed out of Albuquerque
in my new Jeep Wrangler (THE CURE MOBILE #2)equipped with my Boys Don't Cry Sticker on
Sunday morning. We drove the entire day and finally arrived inGreenwood, Colorado and found our classy Motel
6. To my surprise there were lots of Cure fans staying in theMotel 6. I finally felt like there really
is a Cure "family". It was awesome to see all the cars with Cure
stickers!!Everyone was so nice. Particularly Sarah
and Lauren, two fans all the way from Virginia! They plan to follow
thetour to New York. We met them in the
parking lot of the Motel 6 and they told us all about the Salt Lake show
andhow awesome it was. (I was a little
jealous) I really wanted to hear a Strange Day in Denver. I made
a sign andeverything (no luck).

The day of the show we started to get ready
around 4pm and then we headed over to the Fiddler's Green. Wearrived at the theater around 6pm and waited
a few more minutes and then we were let into find our seats. Wewere sitting in section 103 way over to the
left of that section. I was beginning to worry because I couldn't
see theback drops so as soon as the intro music started
we walked over to the 6th row center section. The best advice Ican give people attending shows in the future-be
nice to the people around you. My friend Katherine and I wereable to stay in that section by talking with
the people around us. When people would come and claim their seats wewould just shift over. It was amazing
how nice the people around us were. Sorry to the people we annoyed
with oursign.

The show started and Katherine and I held up
the Strange Day poster and Robert and Roger both looked out andshook their head "no". Oh well, it was worth
a try! I knew this was my last show and I wanted it to be perfect.
Iwas hoping for an awesome set list and in
my opinion it was. The people in the crowd were great as well.
(Thankyou people in Denver!)

The highlights of the show for me were "there
is no if", "trust", "plainsong",of course the faith encore and seeingRobert screw up "play for today". Robert
was so off with "play for today" it was amusing. He wasn't singing
thelyrics to the beat! I was amazed that
they only played one pop song "just like heaven". In Vegas they played
awhole encore of pop songs. During "just
like heaven" Robert stepped away from the Mic. a few times and just letthe crowd sing the song-awesome. The
audience didn't want them to leave the stage-but all good things come to
anend. After the last song Robert just slowly
walked off the stage and that was that. My last concert on this tour.
Ifeel very content.

The fun always begins after the show.
I don't know if I really want to meet the band or just try and meet the
band.Trying to meet them is so much fun, such a
good way to meet other cure fans. It's like a scavenger hunt!
We wentaround the back where the tour busses were
parked and waited. They had not left the building yet so we decided
towait. We were sure they would leave in the
15 passenger van and not the huge tour bus. Well the security guardswere being the biggest jerks and said we had
to leave or else. We thought or else what, it's public property asfar as I know we're in America! Well,
sure enough they called the police and forced everyone to leave.
Ha, youcan't stop us. We went back to the motel
6 and just hung out awhile and then decided to take another trip back toFiddler's Green to see if they were gone.
They were not gone. They were loaded into the big tour bus and were ontheir way to the hotel. Of course we just
happened to be going that same way (yeah right). We just found our
wayto their hotel and waited for them to get
off the bus. Perry was first and came over and signed my set list
(whichI got from a roadie after the show).
Robert then came out and stood and talked to us for about 20 minutes.
Therewere only 6 fans hanging out with him.
He was so gracious and answered questions, signed things and posed forpictures. He was REALLY drunk but he
managed. I asked him what he thought of the Vegas show and he said
itwas RUBBISH and the audience wasn't into it
as much as he would have liked. Mike and Mike (the two crazyguys from Kansas City) asked him about Cure
related stuff and he answered. He said that eventually the B-sides(or unreleased songs) from Bloodflowers would
be available sometime somewhere (gosh so informative!). Heseemed to really enjoy just talking about
random things not so much related to the cure. I respect him and
whathe does. I realize that the cure may
be no more but I sure would like that to be false.

This is now the end of my review and I would
like to thank a few people for making my dreams come true (when itcomes to my mini obsession with the cure):
Craig and Nadine (thanks for the fun times in NY and NV), Katherine,Warren, Sarah B. and Lauren (for being
super nice to me in Denver) and the entire band for caring about the fans.A word of advice for the people going to the
shows to come-Be nice to the people around you at the concert andenjoy! It is such a rare thing these
days to have a band play for 3 hours and still have time to chat with fans.
Weare the luckiest community around to have
such a wonderful group of guys playing their hearts out for US.

Review by John Barentine

The band went on at about 7:38 pm, just a few
minutes behind the "scheduled" start. Seeing as how the previousnight's show in Salt Lake started a bit later
I thought we had time, so I'm standing in line at the t-shirt concessionwhen I heard the opening drumbeats of...

Out Of This World - We made it to our seats
when this song was already near half over. It was still bright daylightoutside so virtually none of the lights made
any effect. Sounds pretty much like the album.

Want - Third song, exactly as expected.
Rather like the performances on the Swing Tour, with a video ofhourglasses playing in the background.

Fascination Street - There's a different voice
on one of the guitars or Simon's bass that really made this soundunusual, at least to me. Robert didn't
seem to be putting as much energy into his vocal as usual. Video
is of neonsigns outside the seedier parts of town (maybe
London? I saw one offering some service for 3 pounds sterling).The signs were all for adult bookstores and
strip clubs, rather appropriate for the air of the song.

Open - Begins with Perry playing the "Tape"
intro to the song, then goes into a very "Show"-like visualpresentation with no video, just the swirling
stage lights. Robert looked up when singing the lines about looking"down at the floor", looking up every
time he sang "down".

The Loudest Sound - The first instance where
people started heading out from their seats in search of beer.Again, a nice version very much lik the album.

Maybe Someday - The first song where people
really started getting into it and dancing around. Video is ofswirling spiral shapes of many colors similar
to the graphics on the screen behind the Swing Tour, as I remember.

Like Cocaktoos - The first big surprise of
the night! Robert said before the song began that this was one they"didn't play very often" and then they launched
into it, with Jason playing what appeared to be MIDI pads/triggersto get the unique percussion sounds as on
the album version. The familiar "cockatoos" sound as on the albumwasn't included in the live version.

From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea - Played
with some appropriate green/blue/purple swirly shapes on thevideo screen from the stage lights. Solid
performance, as on the last tour.

Inbetween Days - Another one to get the crowd
moving, and move it did. Many people bouncing about. Always funto hear played live.

Sinking - The "Robert Cam" attached to his
mic was switched on even before he started singing, and during thelong intro he sort of paced along the back
in front of the platform the drums sit on. Finally, getting to hearthis live was great, and they give it a very
nice treatment.

Prayers For Rain - With a video of lightning
in stormclouds playing, the song starts with stills on either side of thevideo screen depicting human bones in dry
sand. Later this switches to watery imagery on the video screen and
astill of water droplets on a pane of glass.
A reasonably long "Raaaaaaaain".

100 Years - One of the highlights of the show.
The video screen showed stills of magnified newsprint pictureswhich sort of followed the lyrics in their
subjects. That and the bright white and red lights served to heighten
thesense of urgency about this song, making it
very intense. I even looked up for the "Yellow moon" we were under,and though it was out, it was blocked by the
stage.

End - A curiously appropriate follow-up to
100 years, complete with the rotating spiral (reminiscent of the one onthe cover the Blue Sunshine by The Glove but
in black and white).

39 - Nice fire imagery all the way round during
this, from the flames on the video screen to the red lights. The
fire"goes out" near the end when Robert sings
about that happening.

Bloodflowers - Robert announced the name of
this one and said of course it was "the last song" as the giant redbloodflower appeared on the video screen.
As with all the songs from the new album, it was very tight and on themark, but also very intense -- clearly one
of Robert's favorites.

1st Encore

There Is No If... - Another instance where
people streamed away to the bathrooms instead of listening to this song,although it was done very nicely with some
small alterations to the lyrics in places, I noticed. Robert was mixinglines whether intentionally or otherwise.
Still images of seashells in the background that eventually go negative.

Trust - The band absolutely makes this song
a part of the live experience in a way that just doesn't come across onthe record. On the screen behind them
played a video of a close up of cnalde flames, causing many in the audienceto whip out their lighters in response.

Plainsong - WOW!!! The audience cheered loudly,
moreso than for any other song up to this point, when it began.Plainsong is SO powerful, literally, when
played live - the bass end of Roger's keyboard resonates throughout thevenue so you don't just hear it, you FEEL
it. The lights come up and out acorss the audience just like when
thissong used to open the Prayer Tour shows.
As the song began, before he started to sing, Robert went to far stageleft and looked out over the crowd.
There was a boom microphone set up right next to him and I thought he wouldstart singing up into it but then he walked
back over to the center of the stage and started singing. Overall,
thissong rivaled 100 Years in intensity.

Disintegration - I think this is the SLOWEST
I have ever heard Disintegration played before, which made it hardto identify in the very beginnging.
While they put up a still image of broken glass on the video screen, there
werenone of the familiar "shattering glass" sounds
during the song. Robert's delivery of the vocal was half-hearted
inmy opinion and it lacked the usual intensity,
which was disappointing because of how good this song can be whenplayed live. I think Roger may have
been having trouble with his monitor because when his keyboard part camein he was just about a half-step too high,
although later in the song he dropped back down to the right tuning.

2nd Encore

THE FAITH ENCORE!!!

Robert tunes his guitar up quickly, says "This
is something we don't play much, from the Faith album. It's calledAll Cats Are Gray."

All Cats Are Gray - Major surprise.... the
first 'wow' of the encore. Nobody save one person in the audience withina few rows of us knew this song at all, or
any of the songs in this encore. Dark purple and turquoise lights
lit up thestage. Jason's drumming was so precise
on this one (and all the older songs, as a matter of fact). Finally
endedwith Roger playing the leading-out keyboard
part nice and LOUD.

The Drowning Man - Robert next says "We never
play this one," and then the drumbeat comes in, with Jasonplaying a combination of live drums and a
MIDI pad to get the percussion sound right. Absolutely amazing!!!!
Amoving watery image on the video screen with
green lights around the stage and a very inspired vocal by Robert.Then as the drumming stopped I thought to
myself, are they going to do what It hink they're going to do? And witha few clicks of JAson's sticks they led into

Faith - Finally, Faith. I never thought
I would ever get to hear this song played live, especially with the rumors
ofa breakup after this tour. A spellbinding
performance. On the video screen is a still shot of what looks vaguely
likethe interior of a church, and red light floods
the stage. Robert also sing swith intensity on this one. Theinterlocking guitar work is as amazing as
ever. Incredible.

3rd Encore

Lovesong - "Now for something more familiar,"
Robert says. A spirited if somewhat mechanical performance witheveryone in the audience singing along as
usual. On the video screen appeared an image of the artwork fromthe Lovesong single.

Play For Today - Yea, Seventeen Seconds stuff,
my favorite! The music was handled pretty well but Robert totallybotched the first verse of the song, later
admitting to it. Eventually he got back on track but again it seemed
to mehe was putting less than his best into the
vocal. But it sure got the crowd jumping. Roger did play the
keyboardpart but it was way down in the mix, and very
few people around me were echoing it with voice.

A Forest - Great rendition, much like that
on the Swing Tour last time around, complete with Simon's little basslead-in at the beginning and Who-like "wall
of noise" at the very end. The lighting was great, with the greenbeams flying up and out over the crowd.
The trees from the original video to the song polayed on the video screen,surrounded by what I think was a still taken
from the covert art from the single, a closeup of the trees infalse-color. Since this is my very favorite
song, I was very happy to hear it again, even if perhaps for the last time.

We waited for about 2 minutes after the song
ended. Robert said "Thank you good night" one more time andwalked off. Eventually the house lights
came up. I said "No Boys Don't Cry? No 10:15? No Killing An Arab?"By that time, however, the show had been going
on for just under three hours, so it seemed like a good place tostop, in retrospect.

The best moment in the show was when some people
in about the center of the audience about 10 rows out fromthe stage held up three pieces of posterboard
on which were written, in sequence, "SHAKE" "DOG" "SHAKE".Robert finally caught sight of it and seemed
very amused. He looked at them, laughed a little, and then held hisarms out and shrugged like he was saying "Sorry....
but it's not on the setlist."

All in all it was a great show, better than
the Swing Tour show I saw last time around. The guys seemed to behaving fun and enjoying the experience.
We did too. Thanks guys!!!

Comments by Kenneth Bacso

As others have said, the show was outstanding.
You can tell a band is good when the crowd WANTS to hear themost obscure songs (A Drowning Man, etc.).
Still, I'd have to say the Denver crowd was better during the lasttwo tours. This time they kept moving
in and out to get beer or go chat with someone. There were plenty ofenthusiastic fans, but it just seemed like
some didn't really appreciate where they were.
I think we got a particularly good setlist in Denver. I really wanted
to hear Siamese Twins and The Kiss.But all and all, I'll happily take what we
got. Highlights for me were 100 Years, Sinking, Disintegration,Bloodflowers, and the Second Encore (good
songs, and I liked that they all came from the same album). I thoughtRobert sounded better than in other concerts
I have seen, and he gave of himself emotionally as he often does atconcerts. Rodger seemed to be having a lot
of fun. The others were pretty businesslike, but performed well.
One last comment. If The Cure ever do come back to Denver (we can
hope), I would wish that they performat Red Rocks Amphitheater instead of Fiddler's
Green. Red Rocks is up in the base of the mountains and isnaturally situated between to giant red rocks
that shoot up to the sky. The crowd can see the stage and Denverand the plains behind the stage. A Truly
magical place (and it is only slightly smaller than Fiddler's).

Review by A Boy

i just walked in the door about 20 minutes
ago from denver and i thought i'd go ahead and write down my thoughtsabout the show in denver. let me just
start by saying that this was my third show of the tour (the first two
were thetwo nights in new orleans) and i must say
that i am very impressed so far with the quality and consistency of theshows. it can't be easy to play that
emotional of a set every night and make it good every night. i enjoyed
thisshow much more than i thought i would.
seeing the two nights in new orleans has definitely spoiled me-both of
theconcerts were so intimate compared to amphitheater
shows. that and the setlists for both nights were quitephenomenal.what i was most impressed with in denver was
the main set- i think it was a nearly flawless representation of themore 'basic' set that they seem to have been
playing over the course of the tour. i thought that 'fascination
street,''the loudest sound,' 'from the edge of the
deep green sea,' 'prayers for rain,' and 'bloodflowers' were noticablymuch stronger than i haveseen them so far.
plus i loved hearing 'like cockatoos' live and in person for the firsttime-it was unspeakably wonderful. the
crowd in denver was a bit of a downer to be perfectly honest. i was
in thesecond reserve section and i was one of the
scant few who stood up for the entire show. it is a phenomenon to
methat over the years fans have tended to resent
the lack of older material that the band played during the swing tourand at all three shows i have noticed that
now that they are playing unspeakably wonderful versions of some of thegreatest of their older songs (M, all cats
are grey, pornography!, sinking, siamese twins) the greatest crowdreaction still belongs to the singles.
i guess that that's just the beauty of the cure- they can deliver any which
wayand they can still leave you wanting more.
i've never heard anyone as happy as the goth girl who was dancing nextto me when they started to play 'just like
heaven'- she raised her head to the sky and cried 'i've been waiting allnight for this song!' very typical of
this tour in my opinion- which isn't necessarily a bad thing- just something
i'veobserved at all of the shows i've been to
so far. what's more i am amazed at the consistency of my own reaction
toall of the shows that i've been to.
i was afraid that my opinions would be stitled by seeing multiple shows
but i'vefound that the three shows i've seen have
had different strengths and weaknesses that makes each one quite aunique experience. i've never done this
with any band before but it makes me happy to know that i can walk awayfrom each show and be affected very deeply
no matter what the number of strengths and weaknesses may be. istill get the chills when the adagio comes
on before the band comes out, i still close my eyes during 'out of thisworld', i still cry everytime during 'trust'
and that was the best thing about this show for me. robert's voice
beganto fade making a few of the songs difficult
for him but it didn't really seem to matter- the faith encore was still
sowonderful to hear- even more so since i got
to witness it a second time- which i never thought would be possible ina million years. he apologized about
his failing voice after 'a forest' (the most dazzling version i've ever
heard- byfar) and to me it seemed like an absolutely
minor detail in a night filled to the brim with unspeakably wonderfulmoments. this show wasn't the best cure
show i've ever seen but i'll definitely never forget it- tonight waswonderful because my favorite band has moved
me again in a way that only they can do. sorry to go on so long.can't wait to leave for st. louis tomorrow.

Comments by uhzoomzip

This is the 8th show I have been to on this
tour including the 3 promo shows I went to and since the promo shows isthe first I felt inclined to review. Excellent.
The best show I have been to thus far. The promo shows in my opinionwere mediocre or less and the other shows
I went to were New Orleans (both shows; second was a lot of fun),Houston, and Dallas. I'm not sure where or
what happened but the band seemed like they were actually enjoyingwhat they were doing. Alternate words on Play
for Today, different words on Disintegration, The best version of AForest I have heard on this tour with Simon
getting completely ago at the end. The best show this tour yet as I saidbefore. Just had to give a review on this
one. If they are playing like this for the rest of the tour I want to go
to asmany more shows as possible.

Comments by Anita

Oh no....the time has come for me to place
my last review. My ride on the Dream Tour is over. BUT,
I went outwith a bang! This was a wonderful show
for me to attend. I was fortunate enough to get Pit seats (through
anagency) at a very reasonable price.
I was three feet from the band, standing second row, right in front of
Perry andSimon. The non-musical highlights of
the show for me was that Robert smiled for my pictures! He was so
cute,shaking his head and sticking out his tongue.
I also got to shake Robert's hand during, I think All Cats are Grey.All these people rushed the stage but I managed
to squirm my way in and I swear he reached for my hand. Wemade eye contact and all. I didn't want
to let go, but I did. A DREAM come true for me! Also, I yelled
for Perryand waved to him when he looked up at me and
he smiled and nodded his head hello!

It was absolutely wonderful to hear the Drowning
Man live for the first time in my life. 100 years was breathtakingas usual. Like Cockatoos was soooooo,
umm, what's the word, exciting! I almost lost it during The Loudest
Sound(which is now my favorite off of Bloodflowers)
and tears started flowing after Plainsong. I really enjoyed Sinking.Bloodflowers was the best that I've ever heard
it.

I am so lucky to have experienced all this...

Comments by Marcus Montgomery

well, what can i say? they looked a little
bit tired. guess they must have used up a lot of energy in slc (i talked
toone of my friends there, and he said the show
was incredible). there was that, and the show was outdoors andstarted before 8:00pm, so it was really still
broad daylight out-not the best background for a cure show. yet anotherweird thing is the way they started the show.
they just sort of walked out unceremoniously and finished soundchecking and tuning their instruments, then
matter-of-a-factly started playing out of this world (is that what it'scalled?). i mean, not a bad song, but it doesn't
seem like the best opener. oh well, i'm sure robert has his reasons.

it was really loud, too. the sound didn't break
up like it did when i saw them at the salt palace in utah for wild moodswings, but it was so loud that i think the
human ear had trouble processing it (at least mine did). all the songsseemed to stay at about the same volume level
throughout (probably an illusion due to the effect of the volume onmy ears) rather than rising and falling like
they normally do. also, you couldn't understand most of the words, againbecause of the volume, I think. could have
had something to do with the acoustics at fiddler's green too, whicharen't the best.

it got better as it got darker and you could
see the lights and everything-i love those colors they use for the lights.
iwas there with my wife, who wasn't a major
cure fan, and i was really worried that she would be seriouslyunderwhelmed by the show. but fortunately,
she was all excited afterwards, and even talked about how great itwould be to meet robert, get on the road and
follow them for a few shows, and so on. anyway, goes to show that abelow-average cure show is still pretty good.

they played a ton of songs i didn't expect
to hear-sinking, drowning man, all cats are grey, faith. no the kiss like
i'dhoped, but that was probably for the best,
given how exhausted robert seemed. they played just like heaven, too.maybe they were trying to make up for the
general lack of energy. i was glad they played it because it got everyonedancing, and it's one of those songs my wife
knows and likes.

so, it was still worth going, even if it wasn't
as intense as i'd hoped. i think robert felt bad about being so exhausted,and he tried to make up for it when he could.
he was pretty talkative, and gave us an almost 20-second long cry onprayers for rain. even lost his voice towards
the end there during a forest, so you have to appreciate the effort. wishwe could drive out to st. louis and see them
again, but american capitalism's got us down for the moment.

Comments by Bobby

Still trying to land from that incredible show
in Colorado last night. I've been lucky enough to see the guys fromas far back as Pornography and found last
nights performance to be matched only by the Prayer tour. The set
listwas truly perfect.. Minimal pop.. (this tour
is truly about depth). The second encore could have lasted forever!All Cat's Are Grey followed by The Drowning
Man then Faith.. (Absolute Perfection!).

Robert seemed to be having some vocal trouble
at the end of the concert.. he mentioned he was losing his voice..I almost wonder if they changed the last couple
songs on the setlist to make it easier on Robert's voice. Since AForest has limited vocals it was a perfect
ending as always! This was my first Colorado show and it was a bitdifferent from the LA scene.. much more of
a casual atmosphere. I was a little disappointed in the lack ofknowledge & excitement in the early stuff..
but hey Colorado is know for it's beauty not music scene. All in
all itwas the perfect concert to say goodbye and
will be treasured....

Review by Tim

Of the five Dream Tour Concerts I've seen these
past couple weeks, last night's in Denver is very very close tobeing my favorite. New Orleans Day One
still holds that honor just because of "The Same Deep Water As You".

But still, this was a FANTASTIC show!
You couldn't have picked a better night to be at the Fiddler's GreenAmphitheater. Off to a brilliant start,
as always, with "Out of this World". I still think "Watching Me Fall"
atalmost 12 minutes, is a bit too long to be
played as the second song. But still, it rocked!

We were sitting about eight rows away from
Roger. He's definitely the coolest to be sitting by. Always
makingfaces and such to the crowd. There were
some girls holding up their "Shake Dog Shake" signs and Roger had togive them the "thumbs down" to let them know
that wouldn't be played tonight. A little later, Robert gave thosegirls a little shaking of his head to confirm
it. Ah well.

Once again, the first set flew by. My
personal favorites being "The Loudest Sound" "100 Years" "Prayers forRain" "Bloodflowers" and, a cool surprise,
"Like Cockatoos". First time I'd heard that song this tour!
Except,barely anybody did the "put your hands in
the sky" business during "Edge of the Deep Green Sea"....Bunch ofblasphomers!!

The first encore was pretty mellow at first
with "There is No If", "Trust" and "Plainsong". The very best part
ofthis show was the fact that each encore ended
with a kick-ass song that belongs at the end of an encore. First
therewas "Disintegration", Robert added a bunch
of new lyrics in the middle of it. Couldn't quite make it out, however.

The second encore Robert began by saying something
like, "We're gonna play three songs from "Faith" that wehardly ever play in concert". They proceeded
to play "All Cats Are Grey", "The Drowning Man" and "Faith".Of course, he's been playing these songs in
half of this tour's concerts. But still, no matter how many times
youhear them they are brilliant!!!

Then finally, they really got the crowd going
in that third encore with "Just Like Heaven" and "Lovesong". I washappy because my poor friend who I dragged
with me to the concert, those were the only two songs she knew!And then, ending with "A Forest"...Memorable
as ever! I can't quite remember what Robert said at the end of theconcert, but it was something to the effect
of "I'd love to keep going, but its time to go..." Something like
that.This was my last concert of the tour...Nadine
is quite right when she writes about paying close attention to "Out ofThis World" during your last Cure Concert,
I almost started bawling like a baby! There was very very little
I'dchange about last night...Just like a dream...

Review by DK

I just wanted to give my thoughts on the show
last night. I was too exhausted to write in after my drive back to
TheSprings from Denver. The setlist was outstanding
as you can see. It was great to finally hear some liveperformances of songs that I never thought
I would experience. Highlights for me were Fascination Street and
100Years (the lighting and atmosphere blew me
away -- most powerful performance I have ever seen); I never tire ofhearing these songs live. Some firsts
for me were Like Cockatoos (absolutely brilliant), All Cats Are Grey and
TheDrowning Man (never in my wildest dreams).
The new material sounded great live. As I missed the Prayer Tour,it was great to finally experience Plainsong.
I have always loved this song, but seeing it live was wonderful.

The icing on the cake was being able to share
last night with my wife. She is not the biggest of Cure fans and wouldhave enjoyed a more poppier show. She
held out and prayed and prayed for them to play A Letter to Elise (ourdaughter Morgan's middle name was named after
that song). Unfortunately she did not get to hear it. The Curemade up for it with Inbetween Days and Just
Like Heaven. I enjoy all of The Cure's songs so I hate to comparethis show to previous shows. They all
have their highlights. The Wish Tour was a brilliant light and stage
show.The Swinging Tour was a show filled with a
mixture of hits and classics. The Dream Tour was (is) an emotionaljourney through the lives of The Cure.
Unfortunately, I missed all previous tours -- if only I could turn back
theclock.

A final note: the crowd was fantastic.
I have read from previous reviews that in many shows the crowd was"dead". This was not the case at Fiddler's
Green last night. We were surrounded by a frenzied crowd that was
onit's feet dancing with us for the entire show.
I think Robert appreciated our appreciation of a band that will live inour lives forever. I hope this is not
the end.

Comments by Billy

'adagio for strings' made me cry and then,
there they were, The Cure. I really don't know what to say of the show;I am quite happy I was there and the experience
was unbelievable. The Cure performed well and played some rarestuff ie The Drowning Man in the second encore.
I'm not for sure if they've played that song elsewhere on theDream Tour as I stopped looking at the setlists
on websites so there would be an element of surprise. What's worthmentioning is the positive vibe Colorado fans
gave The Cure. While I was convinced most everyone in Coloradohad terrible taste in music, there were tons
of people singing along to 'just like heaven' (which robert ultimately
letthe crowd sing for him) which proved to me
that there were many cure fans indeed in my town (what a relief, peoplewith taste!). The crowd also sang along to
the keyboard melody in 'play for today,' and sang some of what theyknew of 'a forest.'

'a forest' (their last song of the nite)was
performed very quickly and less improvised as in the past; Robert hadannounced at the end of the song that his
voice was giving out and so it was quite understandable why they finishedup quickly. that's really all i have to say...i'll
let someone else write all the details and emotions of the show. i amhappy and content, and the cure was the reason
for my well-being. to the greatest band ever.

Comments by Andrew Figel

A fantastic show! This was my 7th show
since 1989 and, in all honesty, this was the best I've experienced.
Theband played a great set, as you see above.
Highlights included Plainsong, 100 Years, A Forest, All Cats Are Grey,Faith, and a brilliant verison of Like Cockatoos.
The band sounded great on both the new and older material.Robert's voice is in top form and Jason is
much improved on drums since I last saw the band in 1997. Robert,by the way, got a bit emotional during a couple
songs and he seemed to look longingly out at the crowd each timehe exited the stage. The crowd of about
13,000 (just a guess) was enthusiastic, although they didn't seem quite
asfamiliar with some of the early material.
The show would have benefited from a more creative and interestinglight/visual show, but that is a minor flaw
and can be easily overlooked considering the terrific music that the bandplayed for nearly 3 hours.